lesson learned

I stopped to rest off a quiet trail

to try and observe and meld with nature

away from the constant unnatural noise
of humankind

the wind was whistling and whispering in
my ear with a tickle

but I could not understand its message

butterflies and a multitude of other insects
flitted by, each for a brief visit,

but we could not share in conversation

robins, sparrows and a crow sang a variety
of unique songs

but I could not mimic to sing along with them

the sun and the rain took a few turns
drenching me in showers, it seemed 

puzzling, until I saw the rainbow’s finale

but my sojourn held no shortcomings after all, for an important  lesson was learned –

all that is alive is amazing, and all that is alive is a gift.

@2009-2012 Thomas Hillman, Mere Words Evoke, poetic expressions